John Hansen: “I rise in strong support of lifting the embargo. I believe this vote is a vote for American leadership in the world and…”

“I rise in strong support of lifting the embargo. I believe this vote is a vote for American leadership in the world and the only moral thing to do. The Clinton administration calls their strategy engagement. Well, if this is engagement where is the ring? It would be more accurate to call the current policy living together. We have no commitment, we have no plans for the future, we simply make ourselves feel good while leaving plenty of room to sneak out the back door with no strings attached. This policy has been a disaster since the beginning. Bosnia, a member of the U.N. General Assembly, has been denied its fundamental right to self-defense under the U.N. Charter. Instead, the United Nations has provided a protection force hardly capable of protecting itself, and now provides U.N. escorts to ensure the safe and orderly ethnic cleansing of the U.N. designated safe areas. Leadership requires the courage of commitment to do what is right. What is right in this case is that the Bosnian Government is entitled to protect its sovereignty and its people, against Serbian aggression.”